Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2004
11 017 km²
Commune · ZAF
Cape Agulhas
South Africa
BSkArid, steppe, cold(77 %)
Species observed
5 291
Observations
319 607
Area
3 467,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Cape Agulhas : 30 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 5.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.053
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
5 291 distinct species · 319 607 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,8°C
Annual rain
474mm
Warmest m°
25,6°C
Coldest m°
7,8°C
Elevation: 116 m on average (min -31 m, max 599 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,8°C
Annual rain
474mm
Warmest month
25,6°C
Coldest month
7,8°C
Mean alt.
116m
Min
-31m
Max
599m
Std. dev.
103m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(77 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
27,5g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
63,1%
Silt
14,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Overberg
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
41,4g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
65,3%
Silt
14,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
24,7g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
62,1%
Silt
14,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
23,7%
Sand
61,8%
Silt
14,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.0%
Crops33.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil2.8%
Other (grassland, water…)58.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 6 lakes · 20 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
501,3km
Lake surface here
11,62km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
12 511km²
Discharge in basins
5,3m³/s
Mean precip.
515mm/an
Mean T°
16,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,54
Mean runoff
82mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
128m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Karsriviersub-area1 779,2 km²overlap1675.42 km²48%
- Bassin de Soutriviersub-area1 543,4 km²overlap1095.32 km²32%
- Basin #15050sub-area318,1 km²overlap308.19 km²9%
- Bassin de Uilenkraalsriviersub-area957 km²overlap160.30 km²5%
- Bassin de Klein Riversub-area822,9 km²overlap86.07 km²2%
- Basin #15010sub-area93,6 km²overlap73.87 km²2%
- Basin #15030sub-area45,3 km²overlap40.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Breede Riversub-area1 782,2 km²overlap27.65 km²1%
Lakes (6, top by area)
Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)
- Karsrivierord 3len here98.59 km100%total99 km
- Soutrivierord 3len here90.88 km87%total105 km
- Nuwejaarsrivierord 3len here82.03 km92%total89 km
- Salt Riverord 4len here65.77 km93%total71 km
- Soerivierord 3len here24.98 km83%total30 km
- Droërivierord 1len here23.08 km100%total23 km
- Heuningnesrivierord 4len here22.01 km99%total22 km
- Pietersiekloofrivierord 3len here19.13 km100%total19 km
- Hotnotskraalrivierord 3len here16.52 km100%total17 km
- Brakkuil Se Loopord 2len here14.24 km100%total14 km
- Waterskilpadsrivierord 2len here11.00 km100%total11 km
- Klein Riverord 3len here6.34 km11%total60 km
8 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Groot Sandifrivierord 1len here6.33 km100%total6 km
- Klein Sanddrivrivierord 1len here5.39 km100%total5 km
- Karingemelksrivierord 3len here4.08 km40%total10 km
- Potbergsrivierord 2len here3.13 km14%total22 km
- Kleinsoerivierord 1len here2.93 km100%total3 km
- Ratelrivierord 1len here2.48 km100%total2 km
- Uilenkraalsrivierord 3len here1.45 km3%total49 km
- Nuweijarsrivierord 1len here0.90 km100%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
12,3%
Pesticides
27,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
IUCN Not Reported · 14IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1🌊 Marine · 6
De Hoop Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1976
339 km²
De Hoop Marine Protected Area
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area · 2000
288 km²
Agulhas National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park · 1999
216 km²
Hasekraal Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1998
27 km²
Rhenosterkop Private Nature Reserve
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserve · 1978
10 km²
Complete list17 protected areas
- Cape Floral Region Protected AreasWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable200411 017 km²
- De Hoop Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported1976339 km²
- De Hoop Marine Protected AreaMarine Protected AreaIUCN Not Reported2000288 km²
- Agulhas National ParkNational ParkIUCN Not Reported1999216 km²
- Hasekraal Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported199827 km²
- Rhenosterkop Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported197810 km²
- De MondWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV198610 km²
- Bosbokstrand Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported197210 km²
- De Mond Nature ReserveForest Nature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19759 km²
- Freshwater Sands Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19788 km²
- Salmonsdam Provincial Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19907 km²
- De Hoop VleiWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV19756 km²
- San Sebastian Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19825 km²
- Heuningnes River Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19823 km²
- Jan Malherbe Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19902 km²
- Brian Mansergh Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19691 km²
- The Lagoon 2 Private Nature ReserveNature ReserveIUCN Not Reported19780 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN